Paisan

Synopsis

Six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley as American military personnel interact with a variety of Italian locals over eighteen months in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces retreat.

Carmela Sazio

Carmela

Robert Van Loon

Joe

Benjamin Emanuel

American Soldier

Raymond Campbell

American Soldier

Harold Wagner

Harry, a German soldier

Albert Heinze

German soldier

Merlin Berth

Merlin, American Soldier

Mats Carlson

Swede, an American soldier

Leonard Parrish

An American soldier

Dots Johnson

American MP

Alfonsino Pasca

Pasquale

Maria Michi

Francesca